Job Difficulty as Interpreted by Incumbents
A Study of Nurses and Engineers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9890177 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John M Ivancevich (University of Houston, corresponding author), Samuel V Smith (University of Houston) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 391-411 |
| Publication date | 1982-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872678203500503 |
| OpenAlex | W2104485619 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 34 |
Job difficulty is a concept that can play a prominent role in the application of management implemented job redesign, training, performance appraisal, and goal setting programs in organizations. Interviews, card sorting, and categorization procedures were used with randomly selected nurses and engineers to develop occupation specific job difficulty scales. The scales were then administered to 130 nurses and 159 engineers. Separate factor analyses revealed three job difficulty dimensions for nurses and three for engineers. ANOVA and stepwise multiple regression were used to examine the relationships between the dimensions and such outcomes as satisfaction, job tension, summated performance ratings, and objective performance measures. It was determined that the various job difficulty dimensions were differentially related to the outcome measures in both groups
Card sorting · Categorization · Job analysis · Job attitude · Job characteristic theory · Job design · Job performance · Job satisfaction · Management · Performance appraisal · Sorting · Task (project management · Applied Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Human Behavior and Motivation · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
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| Citation span | 1988 - 2010 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |